New Zealand Trip 2009/2010 Part 4

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Scenery along the road....

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Rented a tourist flat for parent at Kurow while Liam and sibling goes to Lake Aviemore to spend the night, camp-in-nature style.

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Stopping by Waitaki Dam to take some nice shots. Nice.

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Need to look out for this as we walk around. It will cause some serious damage to your skin if comes in contact with it.

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On the way to Lake Aviemore

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Benson Dam Power Station

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Sunset at Lake Aviemore..... with Liam & siblings' favorite beer

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How I loved lying on the grass and watching the most beautiful nightsky I've seen so far.

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Liam woke me up early (I only slept 4 hours due to very cold night) to a chilling morning just to kayak in Lake Aviemore. I'm glad he did that. Just beautiful.

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Rumba was given a good "push" (I'm certain it's a kick Liam haha)into the water. I miss the dog.

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Liam preparing breakfast with Phoebe using a unique "toaster" to toast the bread

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Takiroa Rock Art site. Where we admire the drawings left behind by the Maori natives.

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The town of Duntroon, where the old jailhouse and blacksmith store are being preserved as NZ's heritage.

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Inside the blacksmith shop (we were not supposed to go in there due to instability of the shop structure, but we did) and the self-made pistol.

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Passing by a Salmon farm where we bought a feast of fresh salmon sashimi for lunch. Best salmon I've eaten. Awesome beyond words.

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On the way to Mount Cook, one of my favorite destinations.

More to continue in next part......

New Zealand Trip 2009/2010 Part 3

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Beautiful morning @ Queenstown

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Skyline Gondola to view the entire town from top of hill

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At the skydiving airfield. All suited up and ready to go but all flights grounded when my turn to board the plane. What luck.

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Lunching at lakeside of Queenstown

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YHA @ Te Anau

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Capture this scene while Liam & Bee were admiring the sunset and scenery (Te Anau)

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Airplane landing on water.... (Te Anau)

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Uber wet weather on the way to Milford Sound

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Milford Sounds during wet weather. Very different sight as compared to clear weather condition.

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A factory at town of Gore

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YHA Catlins... one of the eeriest hostel we've stayed in NZ. It was a mental asylum before the conversion to hostel. And oh, it's rated "4-star" hostel. Liam and siblings all went facepalmed.

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Scenery at Purakaunui Falls

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A short stay for lunch & grocery shopping at Dunedin. Parents went to enjoy themselves at the casino.

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The round rocks at Maroeku beach. The place had turned into a tourist spot. We have to pay NZ$2 to get in, but we went in without paying for it. Liam was right, why should we pay some commercial leech for something that has always been free to public in the past? Utter BS.

To be continued.......